Pornography, sexual socialization, and satisfaction among young men

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 168-178

  Štulhofer, Aleksandar ^a   Buško, Vesna ^a   Landripet, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Intimacy; Pornography; Sexual satisfaction; Sexual scripts; Sexual socialization; Sexually explicit materials; Youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOREDOM; COMPULSION; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BOREDOM; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; EROTICA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MASTURBATION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049124272     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-008-9387-0     Document Type: Article

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